Electric Blues

Bailey || She/her, he/him, they/them || 30 || personal blog

[ashxstoashxs]

HEY I'M NOT DEAD

I know i disappeared but a lot of stuff happened, I lost my home and had to move very far away... lost my job because of it and so now I'm in between jobs and I need some extra cash to help pay some small bills.

Anything helps, so if you'd like to request, please let me know!! I also have a kofi if you'd like to donate there!

[ashxstoashxs]

Post by @ashxstoashxs · 4 images

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · HEYO UPDATED MY COMMS WITH SOME EXAMPLE ART FOR WHAT YOU ORDERRRRR Also set up my vgen account!! You can find me here!! An

shoulda probably just. added the pictures here but ykw I'm kinda dumb lol here's some example arts for the comms!

[bedbugbiting]

My face is having uncontrollable spasms. Great. It hurts really, really, really bad.

I think part of why I have trouble explaining pain to the doctor is when they ask about the pain scale I always think “Well, if someone threw me down a flight of stairs right now or punched me a few times, it would definitely hurt a lot more” so I end up saying a low number. I was reading an article that said that “10” is the most commonly reported number and that is baffling to me. When I woke up from surgery with an 8" incision in my body and I could hardly even speak, I was in the most horrific pain of my life but I said “6” because I thought “Well, if you hit me in the stomach, it would be worse.”

[bomberqueen17]

I searched and searched for the post this graphic was from, and the OP deactivated, but I kept the graphic, because my BFF does the same thing, uses her imagination to come up with the worst pain she can imagine and pegs her “10″ there, and so is like, well, I’m conscious, so this must be a 5, and then the doctors don’t take her seriously. (And she then does things like driving herself to the hospital while in the process of giving birth. Probably should have called an ambulance for that one!)

So I found this and sent it to her. Because this is what they want to know: how badly is this pain affecting you? Not on a scale of “nothing” to “how I’d imagine it’d feel if bears were eating my still-living guts while I was on fire”. 

I hate reposting stuff, but I’ll never find that post again and OP is deactivated, so, here’s a repost. I can delete this later, i just wanted to get it to you and I can’t embed images in a chat or an ask. 

[derryderrydown]

This is possibly why it took several weeks to diagnose my fractured spine.

[petralemaitre]

Pain Scale transcription:

10 - I am in bed and I can’t move due to my pain. I need someone to take me to the emergency room because of my pain.

9 - My pain is all that I can think about. I can barely move or talk because of my pain.

8 - My pain is so severe that it is difficult to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

7 - I am in pain all the time. It keeps me from doing most activities.

6 - I think about my pain all of the time. I give up many activities because of my pain.

5 - I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some of the activities I need to do each day because of the pain.

4 - I am constantly aware of my pain but can continue most activities.

3 - My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

2 - I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when I pay attention to it.

1 - My pain is hardly noticeable.

0 - I have no pain.

[airagorncharda]

It’s also really important to get this kind of scale to people who have chronic pain, because chronic pain drastically lowers your perception of how “bad” any kind of pain actually is, and yet something like this pain scale is extremely user friendly. 

For example, if someone asked me how much pain I’m in at any given time, I’d say hardly any, and yet I’m apparently at a chronic 2.5, and it only goes up from there depending on the day. 

There’s also a similarly useful “Fatigue Scale”

[jedijenkins]

I haven’t been below a 5 on this scale for 4 years 

[nerdgasrnz]

Here’s the fatigue scale

[sunny-day-sky]

Fatigue scale image desc:

10: can barely move; can’t talk

9: can barely move; can talk

8: can move, but can’t do much more than watch TV

7: can watch TV and play a game on my phone simultaneously

6: can do work on my computer lying in bed

5: can get around the house, but definitely couldn’t go out

4: can run a light errand

3: can get in my 10,000 steps, making my fitbit happy

2: can do three or more activities in a single day

1: going clubbing!

[eruvadhril]

See also the Mental Health Pain Scale by Graceful Patient:

Mental Health Pain Scale transcription:

MILD

1 - Everything is a-okay! There is absolutely nothing wrong. You’re probably cuddling a fluffy kitten right now. Enjoy!

2 - You’re a bit frustrated or disappointed, but you’re easily distracted and cheered up with a little effort.

3 - Things are bothering you, but you’re coping. You might be overtired or hungry. The emotional equivalent of a headache.

MODERATE

4 - Today is a bad day (or a few bad days). You still have the skills to get through it, but be gentle with yourself. Use self-care strategies.

5 - Your mental health is starting to impact on your everyday life. Easy things are becoming difficult. You should talk to your doctor.

6 - You can’t do things the way you usually do them due to your mental health. Impulsive and compulsive thoughts may be hard to cope with.

SEVERE

7 - You’re avoiding things that make you more distressed, but that will make it worse. You should definitely seek help. This is serious.

8 - You can’t hide your struggles any more. You may have issues sleeping, eating, having fun, socialising, and work/study. Your mental health is affecting almost all parts of your life.

9 - You’re at a critical point. You aren’t functioning any more. You need urgent help. You may be a risk to yourself or others if left untreated.

10 - The worst mental and emotional distress possible. You can no longer care for yourself. You can’t imagine things getting any worse. Contact a crisis line immediately.

[ashxstoashxs]

This is possibly one of the most helpful posts I’ve seen thank yew. Dealing with chronic pain and still coming to terms with my pain is real and I need to treat it as such qwq

[problemnyatic]

"I would kill for you. I would die for you" would you take a break for me? Would you sit down and rest? For a day, a week, a year? Would you let others take care of your needs for me? Would you let yourself be held for me? By me?

[beeezah]

OP i hope its okay to reblog with your additions bc they are good

[problemnyatic]

not only is it okay, I think i'd like that very much, thank you.

[ashxstoashxs]

Beautifully explained. I can’t express how much impact this had on me it is. Amazing.

[ashxstoashxs]

gives u a banan

Oh, thank you? XD I appreciate the potassium ❤️

[ashxstoashxs]

I AM NOT DEAD i was just wiped out for like. a week and everything hurt RIP. But I got this cute oc from someone in a server I'm in and. Hi I love her qwq

[ashxstoashxs]

bruh i hate chronic pain I can't do shit I wanna do DX Yes I'm going back to emotes.... i love them i cannot ignore my millennial roots

Anyways, chronic pain sucks I've been out of commission for like. a week. and god do I wanna draw but can't :') Shakin my fist at whatever force is punishing me for breathing

[ashxstoashxs]

HEY I'M NOT DEAD

I know i disappeared but a lot of stuff happened, I lost my home and had to move very far away... lost my job because of it and so now I'm in between jobs and I need some extra cash to help pay some small bills.

Anything helps, so if you'd like to request, please let me know!! I also have a kofi if you'd like to donate there!

[ashxstoashxs]

Post by @ashxstoashxs · 4 images

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · HEYO UPDATED MY COMMS WITH SOME EXAMPLE ART FOR WHAT YOU ORDERRRRR Also set up my vgen account!! You can find me here!! An

shoulda probably just. added the pictures here but ykw I'm kinda dumb lol here's some example arts for the comms!

[meangirlnurse]

[whoviankendokaqueenbeewithbooks]

lol

[arcandoria-archived]

crossposting from bsky - glad I stopped using spotify when I did and that I unlinked it from my discord, but still

[ reddit thread | bsky post ]

[wakewithgiggli]

As a guide, its best to remove everything after the ? in HTML. It's sometimes useful, but in those cases, you'll probably already know what it's for.

[mckitterick]

if you use Firefox, there's an extension called ClearURLs that removes a lot of these automatically, or you can paste in any messy URL and it'll clean it for you

[smallpwbbles]

Jax’s crash out but it’s Snapcube

[ashxstoashxs]

Hiiiii been kinda. Struggling BUT It's my buddy @cartoonaccord's birthday so I drew this for them!!! took literally all month last month but I finally got it done!! :)

This is their oc, Solar Epic, and as soon as I saw them I had a VISION. That vision has been realized.

Also, if you'd like me to draw for you, I have a pinned post for my comms!! Feel free to message me ON EITHER KO-FI OR VGEN! I say this because of the scams that go on here RIP.

[ashxstoashxs]

HEY I'M NOT DEAD

I know i disappeared but a lot of stuff happened, I lost my home and had to move very far away... lost my job because of it and so now I'm in between jobs and I need some extra cash to help pay some small bills.

Anything helps, so if you'd like to request, please let me know!! I also have a kofi if you'd like to donate there!

[ashxstoashxs]

Post by @ashxstoashxs · 4 images

💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · HEYO UPDATED MY COMMS WITH SOME EXAMPLE ART FOR WHAT YOU ORDERRRRR Also set up my vgen account!! You can find me here!! An

shoulda probably just. added the pictures here but ykw I'm kinda dumb lol here's some example arts for the comms!

[ashxstoashxs]

HEYO UPDATED MY COMMS WITH SOME EXAMPLE ART FOR WHAT YOU ORDERRRRR Also set up my vgen account!! You can find me here!! And my coffee is pinned to my tumblr you should be able to find it that way qwq

[fintan-pyren]

Spin this wheel first and then this wheel second to generate the title of a YA fantasy novel!

(If the second wheel lands on an option ending with a plus sign, spin it again)

Would you read a book with this title?

Absolutely!

Sure, why not?

Probably not

You could not force me at gunpoint to read something with this title

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

Share what you got!

[ashxstoashxs]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE Took me a bit to get this out but here it is!! Happy birthday all the gays and theys lol Anyways. Obsessed with my poly bois.... love them dearly Also from left to right:

Kai: Bisexual Jiro: Queer, pansexual Orion: Bisexual And the flag they're holding is the polyamorous flag qwq

[ashxstoashxs]

FINALLY FINISHED MY WORK... it'll be on my kofi on the 16th, 12pm PST ^^ Then a smaller image will be available on the 19th, same time!!

[shamebats]

[asingularcanadian]

You are not safe from this. You, the person reading this, are not safe from this. No matter how educated or open minded you think you are, you are not safe from this. The moment you think you are safe from it is the moment you become the most susceptible.

Its similar to why you cannot put bad people in a class of their own. The moment you do that you stop being able to see the bad things that the people closest to you do a la "my best friend couldn't have said that racist thing, they're not evil."

The moment you think you are immune from this type of backslide into right wing nonsense is the moment you stop questioning yourself enough to keep yourself from backsliding into right wing nonsense a la "I mean im not antiscience, im vaccinated, I just think that fluoride in our water supply is imparting children's ability to learn as fast as they otherwise could without it."

Remember, being progressive means progressing, its about always moving forward. The moment you rest on your laurels and stop putting in effort to keep the progression is the moment you start becoming left behind.

[thestuckylibrary]

#I'm a millenial and I have caught myself saying things#it can and will happen to you#the trick is to notice#the trick it to keep being curious#the trick is to resist calcifying your brain#keep thinking and keep moving#nothing made by humans is perfect#we can always improve#that perfect plan you thought would fix it all when you were 20#will age like everything else#and the goalposts do move because there will always be bad actors#reinventing all the old evils so they look new and harmless again